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#2Apparently the website has been compromised: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421820685766250496
The hackers are also threatening a database leak: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421822727331131392
EDIT: Dropbox's statement is that it's maintainance issues: https://tech.dropbox.com/2014/01/dropbox-status-update/
EDIT2: There is a high probability that the Twitter account is faking the hack, due to the "proof" of the hack being taken from an old dump.
EDIT3: The account admits they did not hack Dropbox, just DDOSed it. https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421848589480910848
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#3I am sure the people who did this must be "very proud" of themselves but there can be no justification for hacking something as innocuous as Dropbox.
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#4It was only a matter of time. So many people use DB. Still, I'll keep supporting them.
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#5Apparently the website has been compromised: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421820685766250496 The hackers are also threatening a database leak: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421822727331131392 EDIT: Dropbox's statement is that it's maintainance issues: https://tech.dropbox.com/2014/01/dropbox-status-update/ EDIT2: There is a high probability that the Twitter account is faking the hack, due to the "proof" of…
They say they're doing it in honor of Aaron Swartz[0]. (It's the eve of his death).
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#6Probably just maintenance issues https://twitter.com/alicetruong/status/421834839721922560
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#7Apparently the website has been compromised: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421820685766250496 The hackers are also threatening a database leak: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421822727331131392 EDIT: Dropbox's statement is that it's maintainance issues: https://tech.dropbox.com/2014/01/dropbox-status-update/ EDIT2: There is a high probability that the Twitter account is faking the hack, due to the "proof" of…
They say they're doing it in honor of Aaron Swartz[0]. (It's the eve of his death). [0]: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421831664239509504
How does this honor Aaron? Aaron wouldn't have done something like this.
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#8If indeed the twitter spewings are correct and they've gained access to the database, I suppose now is the time to see how Dropbox secures passwords and user details.
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#9Apparently the website has been compromised: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421820685766250496 The hackers are also threatening a database leak: https://twitter.com/1775Sec/status/421822727331131392 EDIT: Dropbox's statement is that it's maintainance issues: https://tech.dropbox.com/2014/01/dropbox-status-update/ EDIT2: There is a high probability that the Twitter account is faking the hack, due to the "proof" of…
I'm thankful there are so many folks out there still doing this sort of thing for "fun" or pure mischieviousness. Imagine how much worse it could be if they tried to be as stealthy as possible, got people downloading a hijacked dropbox service, etc.
Edit: which isn't to say this sort of thing is awesome, but it's a damn sight better than the alternative. These sorts of pranksters are like cow pox, and hopefully they encourage resistance to the real deal.
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#10Dropbox Status Update: https://tech.dropbox.com/2014/01/dropbox-status-update/